october Documentation

1. Project Overview & Quickstart (octobercms/october) Copy Chapter

October is a Content Management System (CMS) and web platform whose sole purpose is to make your development workflow simple again. It was born out of frustration with existing systems. We feel building websites has become a convoluted and confusing process that leaves developers unsatisfied. We want to turn you around to the simpler side and get back to basics.

October's mission is to show the world that web development is not rocket science.

Please note: October CMS is open source and every new account includes a complimentary license for the first year. After that, a license is required to continue receiving updates and access the Marketplace ecosystem.

Installing October Copy Chapter

Instructions on how to install October can be found at the installation guide.

Quick Start Installation Copy Section

If you have composer installed, run this in your terminal to install October CMS from command line. This will place the files in a directory named myoctober.

composer create-project october/october myoctober

If you plan on using a database, run this command inside the application directory.

php artisan october:install

Learning October Copy Chapter

The best place to learn October CMS is by reading the documentation or following some tutorials.

You may also watch this introductory video. Make sure to check out our official YouTube channel. There is also the excellent video series by Watch & Learn.

For code examples of building with October CMS, visit the RainLab Plugin Suite or the October Demos Repo.

Coding Standards Copy Chapter

Please follow the following guides and code standards:

• PSR 4 Coding Standards
• PSR 2 Coding Style Guide
• PSR 1 Coding Standards

Security Vulnerabilities Copy Chapter

Please review our security policy on how to report security vulnerabilities.

Development Team Copy Chapter

October CMS was founded in 2014 by Alexey Bobkov and Sam Georges. Today it is supported by a worldwide network of partners and contributors.

Foundation library Copy Chapter

The CMS uses Laravel as a foundation PHP framework.

Contact Copy Chapter

For announcements and updates:

• Contact Us Page
• Follow us on Twitter
• Like us on Facebook

To chat or hang out:

• Join us on Discord

License Copy Chapter

The October CMS platform is licensed software, see End User License Agreement (EULA) for more details.

2. Official Technical Reference & Guides (octobercms/docs) Copy Chapter

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Start Here

Start Here
    <h2>Install October CMS</h2>
    Build your first project in minutes with our step-by-step guide.
    [Get Started](/user-guide/quickstart/introduction/welcome.html)


    
        <li> Setup your server</li>
        <li> Install October CMS</li>
        <li> Build your first website</li>
    
    Follow our [beginner tutorial](/user-guide/quickstart/introduction/welcome.html) to get up and running fast.

Build Features Copy Chapter

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Reference Copy Chapter

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Plugins & Themes Copy Chapter

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Contributing Copy Chapter

You can find the published version by visiting the October CMS Docs website. For contributions and translations, you may submit suggestions by clicking the Edit This Page button or contact us directly for support.